Land use · Fredericksburg, Virginia

Child-Care Center

Named in 3 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Fredericksburg’s own text settles what this covers.

| Adult day-care center | 1 per every 300 sf | | | Child-care center | 1 per every 325 sf | | Educational facilities | College or university | 1 per every 900 sf |

Read it in the chapter →

areas, and parking. 2. **Examples.** Example use types include adult day-care centers and child-care centers . 3. **Exceptions.** The Day Care Use Category does not include child care within a primary residence, drop-in or short-term day care

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use2

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.